Experience the world in the last Ice Age
In the Giants of the Ice Age exhibition you will encounter nearly twenty life-sized animal robots - including a mammoth and a saber-toothed cat!
The exhibition is on display 8.2.2025–30.8.2026.
News
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Christmas Holidays at Heureka
Spend a fun Christmas holiday at Heureka! We offer fun and insightful activities for the whole family: exhibitions, experiments and experiences. There's plenty to do for the whole day!
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Heureka's winter holiday camps 2026
Note! The camps are in Finnish. Are you looking for a winter holiday camp for your child in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area? Heureka is organizing two-day science camps for curious primary school children in week 8. Tickets are on sale until 11.2. 3 pm or until the camps are sold...
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Science for the weekend – Heureka's extended Fr...
Heureka's Science Friday starts January 9th! We are open with extended opening hours on Friday evenings until 8pm. Read more about Friday evenings at Heureka on this page.
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The renewed planetarium is open
The planetarium has undergone the biggest transformation in its history! Heureka's planetarium is now one of the brightest, most colorful and detailed presentation environments in Europe.
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Thursday evening ticket for 10 €
Note! In 2026 the discount does not apply to Thursday evenings 1.1., 19.2., 26.2., 2.4., 30.4., 14.5., summer season 1.6. - 9.8., 15.10., 24.12. and 31.12.2026. On Thursdays from 15:00–20:00, all entrance tickets are 10 €/each. Children under 5 years of age can enter Heureka free of charge accompanied by a guardian.
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Photographic Memory Test online
Note! The test in in Finnish. Take Heureka's free and fun photo memory test online. Challenge your visual memory, exercise your brain, and find out how accurately you remember the details of what you see.
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NOX evenings for adults
You'll leave Heureka's NOX events smarter than you arrived. Every event has their own theme.
Exhibitions
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Giants of the Ice Age
8.2.2025–6.9.2026
Nearly twenty life-size animal robots await visitors at the Giants of the Ice Age exhibition - including a mammoth and a saber-toothed cat!
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Our Journey in Space
10.2.2024-6.1.2027
Our Journey in Space is an interactive science center exhibition for the whole family
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Water – The stream of Life
Exhibition is on display for the time being
Water – The Stream of Life. The exhibition is suitable for people of all ages and backgrounds, to children and to adults, as well as the curious and those who like to delve deeper.
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Play and Explore
The exhibition is on display for the time being
A new exhibition dedicated to play will open on Saturday 20.12.2025. The exhibition consists of sites from the Power of Play exhibition and the Idea Workshop.
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Different Eyes
May 15, 2025–January 6, 2026
Two Centuries of Braille anniversary exhibition. We live in a world that emphasises visual information – but what if our eyes cannot see? The exhibition was curated in collaboration with the Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired.
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Fibrations
10.6.2025–6.1.2026
The exhibition showcases student works of the Aalto University interdisciplinary course Crystal Flowers in Halls of Mirrors: Mathematics Meets Art and Architecture.
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Exhibitions Outdoors
Opens again summer 2026.
At Science Park Galilei you can try out large-scale objects based on music, mathematics and physics phenomena. Opens again 2026.
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Artificial Intelligence – Me, Myself & AI
Welcome to the village of the Scientist's home full of artificial intelligence! Can you beat the robot in rock-paper-scissors?
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Heureka Classics
Opens in Spring 2026
Heureka Classics is temporarily closed. The renewed exhibition will open during spring 2026.
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Electri City
Delve into smart electricity in your everyday life! What is a smart home like and how can you yourself use electricity intelligently?
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Circular Factory
Circular Factory is an exhibition of sustainable development solutions. How can familiar objects be recycled as efficiently as possible?
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Science on a Sphere
The Science on a Ball site presents data collected by satellites about climate and space, among other things.
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Main Exhibition Area
In the main exhibition area, a few old favorites are on display, such as the wire wheel and Foucault's pendulum.
Science restaurant
The selection of the science restaurant includes a hearty lunch that changes daily, the Science Snack Menu, delicious sandwiches, fresh salads, sweet pastries, and a variety of coffees and teas!
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Today's lunch menu
See the lunch menuLunch includes a daily changing selection of hot main courses, soup, salad bar, bread and food drinks.
Lunch available Mon–Fri 11am–2pm and Sat–Sun 11am–3pm.
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Birthday parties for children
Read moreAt Heureka, you can organize slightly different and memorable birthday parties for children aged 6–14!
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Museum card x Heureka
Heureka is a Museum Card destination, so with your own Museum Card you claim entry to all Heureka exhibitions, pavement films and
for other shows free of charge!
You can also buy a museum card at Heureka's ticket office
